Full Result 3.35 Sandown | 5 January 2019

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(Class 2) (0-145, 4yo+) (1m7f216yds) 2m Soft 8 hurdles

1st £15,640 2nd £4,620 3rd £2,310 4th £1,155 5th £577.50 6th £290

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Monsieur Lecoq (FR) 11/4F Lizzie Kelly ³ Jane Williams	Lizzie Kelly ³ Jane Williams	5	109	122	113	134	–
b g Diamond Boy (FR) - Draga (FR) (Smadoun)
Mostly tracked leader, pushed into the lead before 2 out, drew clear before last, comfortably (op 10/3)

2 9	3. Our Merlin 9/2 Stan Sheppard ³ Robert Walford	Stan Sheppard ³ Robert Walford	7	111	128	108	131	–
b g Pasternak - Lorgnette (Emperor Fountain)
Led at decent pace, headed before 2 out, no match for winner but kept on for clear 2nd (op 11/2 tchd 4/1)

3 8 [17]	2. Eragon De Chanay (FR) 6/1 Niall Houlihan ¹⁰ Gary Moore	Niall Houlihan ¹⁰ Gary Moore	5	111 v	135	104	128	–
b g Racinger (FR) - Rose Celebre (FR) (Authorized)
Disputed 2nd placed until well before 2 out, under pressure and struggling after, kept on to take modest 3rd after last (op 8/1)

4 ½ [17½]	7. Thistimenextyear 3/1 James Bowen Richard Spencer	James Bowen Richard Spencer	5	1010 h	120	89	116	–
gr g New Approach (IRE) - Scarlet Empire (IRE) (Red Ransom)
In touch, progress after 3 out, chased leading pair when blundered 2 out and lost momentum, went badly left last and lost 3rd, kept on near finish (tchd 4/1)

5 4 [21½]	5. Court Royale (IRE) 4/1 Adam Wedge Evan Williams	Adam Wedge Evan Williams	6	110	124	88	115	–
b g Court Cave (IRE) - Windsor Dancer (IRE) (Woods Of Windsor)
Held up in last pair, effort after 3 out, disputed 3rd before 2 out but no headway after (tchd 9/2)

6 46 [67½]	1. Demopolis (FR) 12/1 Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	5	1112	136	37	79	–
b g Poliglote - Princess Demut (GER) (Tannenkonig)
Held up in touch, hit 5th, weakened well before 2 out, tailed off (op 9/1 tchd 17/2)

PU	4. Saintemilion (FR) 20/1 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	6	113	127	–	–	–
b g Diamond Green (FR) - Matakana (FR) (Green Tune)
Held up in last, weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (tchd 16/1)

7 ran Off time: 3:36:01 Winning time: 4m 6.80s (slow by 14.80s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Mrs Jane Williams (Monsieur Lecoq) 1st breeder: Jean-Charles Haimet & J-Pascal Liberge
2nd owner: Alvin Trowbridge (Our Merlin)
3rd owner: Five Star Racing Group (Eragon De Chanay)
Tote win: £4 PL: £2.20 £2.70 Ex: £16.30 CSF: £16.30 Trifecta: £80.20
Jackpot:
Placepot: £107.60 to a £1 stake. Pool: £97,633.43 - 661.81 winning units
Quadpot: £11.80 to a £1 stake. Pool: £11,913.88 - 744.15 winning units

3:35 Sandown 5 Jan 2019

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